PostBop » Bestof2008 http://postbop.com ergo propter bop Sat, 16 Jul 2011 01:39:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 External Link: NY Times Year in Pictures http://postbop.com/2008/12/ny-times-year-in-pictures/ http://postbop.com/2008/12/ny-times-year-in-pictures/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 2008 02:37:25 +0000 Bill New York Times 2008 Photos

(0)]]> http://postbop.com/2008/12/ny-times-year-in-pictures/feed/ 0 John Beasley’s Compelling Tribute to Herbie Hancock http://postbop.com/2008/12/john-beasleys-compelling-tribute-to-herbie-hancock/ http://postbop.com/2008/12/john-beasleys-compelling-tribute-to-herbie-hancock/#comments Mon, 29 Dec 2008 11:12:35 +0000 Bill http://postbop.com/?p=268 Letters to Herbie by John Beasley Letters to Herbie, by pianist John Beasley, presents a number of well-known Hebie Hancock songs in a fresh light, with a little help from Christian McBride on bass and Jeff “Tain” Watts on drums. I especially love “ 4 A.M.,” with McBride channeling Jaco Pastorius’ original performance, and “Eye of the Hurricane,” but it’s all good! I think it’s also one of the best jazz recordings of 2008.

The CD also contains “Bedtime Voyage,” an interesting combination of Herbie’s “Tell Me a Bedtime Story” and “Maiden Voyage.” The YouTube video below features a version recorded in April 2008 by Beasley with Trevor Ware on bass and Bill Wysaske on drums:

]]> http://postbop.com/2008/12/john-beasleys-compelling-tribute-to-herbie-hancock/feed/ 0 External Link: Daryl Cagle’s Best Political Cartoons of 2008 http://postbop.com/2008/12/daryl-cagles-best-political-cartoons-of-2008/ http://postbop.com/2008/12/daryl-cagles-best-political-cartoons-of-2008/#comments Sat, 27 Dec 2008 22:45:16 +0000 Bill Great collection of political cartoons. Love seeing all the Obamas together like this!

Daryl Cagle's 2008 Year in Review

(0)]]> http://postbop.com/2008/12/daryl-cagles-best-political-cartoons-of-2008/feed/ 0 External Link: WBGO’s Best Jazz CD’S of 2008 http://postbop.com/2008/12/wbgos-best-jazz-cd%e2%80%99s-of-2008/ http://postbop.com/2008/12/wbgos-best-jazz-cd%e2%80%99s-of-2008/#comments Thu, 25 Dec 2008 01:48:34 +0000 Bill http://postbop.com/?p=236 Good list, but what’s with the ALL CAPS??

(0)]]> http://postbop.com/2008/12/wbgos-best-jazz-cd%e2%80%99s-of-2008/feed/ 0 Best Commercial of 2008: Comcast’s “Everyone Loves Money” http://postbop.com/2008/12/best-commercial-of-2008-everyone-loves-money/ http://postbop.com/2008/12/best-commercial-of-2008-everyone-loves-money/#comments Sun, 21 Dec 2008 20:21:44 +0000 Bill http://postbop.com/?p=208 Comcast’s commercials are so consistently good they’re Tivo-proof. Here’s my favorite for 2008:

(0)]]> http://postbop.com/2008/12/best-commercial-of-2008-everyone-loves-money/feed/ 0 Escondido is song of the year (so far…) http://postbop.com/2008/12/song-of-the-year-so-far/ http://postbop.com/2008/12/song-of-the-year-so-far/#comments Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:00:45 +0000 Bill http://postbop.com/?p=48 I came across Bennie Maupin’s Early Reflections CD earlier this year and fell in love with the sound of his bass clarinet. Escondido is the song that has had the most resonance for me this year. Here’s a taste:

Download audio file (escondido.mp3)

The entire CD is just great, btw!

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